Lesbian lipo and medical waste on Nip/Tuck

In an uninspired episode, we witness the death of a recurring character and see the connection between Julia and the au pair reach its inevitability. Oh, and we see Christian almost lose a kidney. Read on.

There oughta be a law against it, but if there were, McNamara/Troy would be bankrupt as once again the firm gives away plastic surgery. This time it’s lesbian Liz under the knife. Her girlfriend, Poppy (Alanis Morissette), encourages Liz to get a little work done. At least that’s how Liz sees it. As we discover later, Poppy would prefer Liz have more — much more — work done that the “little lipo” she requests. Sean tries to tell Liz about her “girlfriend,” but chooses his words carefully. Liz, methinks, is suspicious of Poppy but it’s hard for her to get past having a new GF, especially one that looks this good.

Meanwhile, James (remember her?) is threatened by two Asian men — they want more kidneys OR ELSE. We presume OR ELSE means being doused with gasoline and lit on fire, ’cause that’s what these guys do (leaving out the “lit on fire” part). Anyway, as fate would have it, Christian calls on James to provide him with a girl for booty call purposes. James shows up at Christian’s. “We’re inevitable, you and I,” she says.

Oh, but that little bitty slips Christian a mickey. She’s ready to go a-harvestin’ — both kidneys this time, which means bye-bye Christian — but she changes her mind when she thinks she might be able to make do another way. When Christian tests his blood, he finds out he was doped by that dupe. He fills her Mercedes with medical waste (major YUCK) and when she opens her car, it all comes gushing out. She calls Michelle: “We have an emergency.”

Meanwhile, Sean takes an afternoon off to spend with Connor, who has had one hand operated on and is in pain. He suggests Julia accompany Marlo to the movies. There, J&M kiss. He’s now convinced that he and Julia could make it as a couple if he were taller. He goes to Sean (!) to ask about bone-lengthening procedures. Sean tells Julia about Marlo’s request. She goes to him: “There’s not one thing I would change about you.” They end up in bed.

Finally, Michelle confronts Burt, whose health is on the rocks. She tells him how much she resents him for having her and Christian perform for him. When he complains of chest pains, she refuses to get him his pills. They go Little Foxes on us. He drags himself across a room and down some stairs as she coldly watches. When he dies, she reaches for a scalpel, apparently to harvest his kidneys.

In the last scene, Julia tells Sean she was with Marlo. Not WITH Marlo but with Marlo. His eyes suggest he suspects her with is actually a WITH.